Folding or cabinet bed.



Nm 756,162 PATBNTED MAR. 29, 1904. H. PAscHIAN.

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APPLCLTION FILED AUG.12.`1903.

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l bottom of the compartment 9 for hanging up 14. Said pigeonholes areclosed by a door 15,

UNITED STATES :Patented March 29, 1904.

PATENTl OFFICE.

HERMAN FASCHIAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOPETER ROPPEN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FOLDING OR CABINET BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 756,162, dated March29, 1904.

Application led August 12, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN FASCHIAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,`residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco andState of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Folding or Cabinet Beds, of which thel following is a specication.

My invention relates to improvements in `cabinet folding beds, theobject of my invention being to provide a folding bed of this characterwhich shall present a neat and attractive appearance and occupycomparatively little space when closed, shall also contain a receptaclefor 'hanging up garments or other articles, and shall be firm' andstrong when opened out for use as a bed.

My invention therefore resides in the novel construction, combination,and arrangement of parts for the above ends hereinafter fully specified,and particularly pointed out in the claims. y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of my improvedcabinet-bed, broken away in` parts, and one of the desksections beingswung open. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the sameextended to form a bed. Fig. 3 is a'brokenplan view of the sameextended. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the same closed. Fig. 5 is adetail view of one of th'e spreaders.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the casing,which is supportedupon casters 2 and has the bottom 3, the back 4, the top 5, and thesides 6. About mid-height thereof is a horizontal partition 7, whichforms the top of the compartment 8 for the bed proper and the clothes,said latter being provided with hooks I10 and being closed at its upperportion by the laterally-swinging doors 11and' in its lower portion bythe desk-sections 12, swinging on hinges 13 and containing pigeonholesswinging downward on hinges 16, and in its lower position (shown indotted lines in Fig. 2) forming a writing-table.

The lower compartment 8, into which the bed is folded, is closed by apanel 17, which serial No. 169,174. (No model.)

forms one end of the bed when the latter is extended and is drawn out bymeans of handles 18,which operate latching-bolts 19,which secure thepanel in place. By turning said handles the latching-bolts can bewithdrawn and the panel drawn out. 'Io said panel are connected byhinges 2O the sides of the bedstead, which are in four sections 21,jointed together, as shown at 22, by ruler-joints, so that when thepanel is drawn out said sections become straight and when it is pushedin the sections fold or collapse upon each other.` The inner ends ofsaid side sections are jointed to a transverse bar 23, which is heldfrom further withdrawal by extensions thereof, 24. abutting against thesides of the opening in the lower compartment. Said sides when collapsedare received in a shallow compartment 25 between upper and lowerpartitions 26 27. When said sides have been extended, they are held inplace by means of three spreader-bars 28, having their ends bent into aU shape to lie over said side sections, said ends having secured thereonbuttons 29. To the outer buttons are hooked the terminal brace-bars 30,the inner pairs of whichy are jointed to the frame of the low'ercompartment, while the outer pairs are jointed to the sides of thepanel. In addition there are the mediate brace-bars 31, which are hookedto the central buttons and also to the terminal buttons. By means ofthis construction the bedstead is very strongly braced.

The wire mattress 32 and the stuffed mattress 33 are secured togetherthe whole length, so that they are simultaneously folded up andunfolded. The wire mattress has hooks 34, which when the mattress isunfolded fall into position to hook over the sides of the bedstead, theend hooks being pulled overthe end of the bedstead.

In the lower part of the lower compartment below the lower partition 27is a place 35 for the pillows, sheets, and blankets.

It will readily be seen that my improved cabinet-bed is convenient ofoperation, firm' and rigid when in use as a bed, provides convenientreceptacles not only for the bed itself, including all parts thereof,but also for wearthe combination of a cabinet having folded therein abedstead comprising four side sections jointed together byroller-joints, transverse spreader-bars having U-shaped ends lying oversaid side sections, and longitudinal brace-bars, substantially asdescribed.

In Witness WhereofI have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

H. FASCHIAN.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS M. WRIGHT, BEssIE GORFINKEL.

